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New7Wonders of Nature Campaign Now that we’re familiar with the New7Wonders campaign, you get the chance to explore one of the natural wonders that made the finals. Follow the instructions below and be sure that all group members record the necessary information in their notebooks. Research and Short Presentation 1) Visit New7Wonders of Nature website to see the list of finalists. As a group, choose one of the finalists that you believe should be included as one of the new top 7 natural wonders of the world. 2) Research the natural wonder and record the following in your notebook: Name and geographic location Physical geography characteristics (type of landform, climate and weather etc.) Unique characteristics Types of tourism this natural wonder provides Why should this be one of the new top 7 natural wonders? 3) Create a short Haiku Deck presentation using the photos that accompany your description and put together a short presentation (34min) that will be shared at our round table tourism convention. USE THE HEADINGS ABOVE to organize your 56 slide presentation (name and location, physical geography, unique characteristics, type of tourism, why vote for this wonder?) Round Table Tourism Convention The tourism industry holds a widevariety of conferences and conventions throughout the year as a way to exchange knowledge, share ideas and to develop strategies and best practices to improve ecotourism the world over. Your small group will present your natural wonder nomination at our round table convention. Convince all of the participants that your natural wonder is worthy of being one of the new top 7 natural wonders. We will vote after the presentations to see which of the natural wonders will be the official New7Wonders!

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New7Wonders  of  Nature  Campaign  Now  that  we’re  familiar  with  the  New7Wonders  campaign,  you  get  the  chance  to  explore  one  of  the  natural  wonders  that  made  the  finals.  Follow  the  instructions  below  and  be  sure  that  all  group  members  record  the  necessary  information  in  their  notebooks.    Research  and  Short  Presentation  

1) Visit  New7Wonders  of  Nature  website  to  see  the  list  of  finalists.  As  a  group,  choose  one  of  the  finalists  that  you  believe  should  be  included  as  one  of  the  new  top  7  natural  wonders  of  the  world.  

2) Research  the  natural  wonder  and  record  the  following  in  your  notebook:  • Name  and  geographic  location  • Physical  geography  characteristics  (type  of  landform,  climate  and  

weather  etc.)  • Unique  characteristics  • Types  of  tourism  this  natural  wonder  provides  • Why  should  this  be  one  of  the  new  top  7  natural  wonders?  

3) Create  a  short  Haiku  Deck  presentation  using  the  photos  that  accompany  your  description  and  put  together  a  short  presentation  (3-­‐4min)  that  will  be  shared  at  our  round  table  tourism  convention.  USE  THE  HEADINGS  ABOVE  to  organize  your  5-­‐6  slide  presentation  (name  and  location,  physical  geography,  unique  characteristics,  type  of  tourism,  why  vote  for  this  wonder?)  

 Round  Table  Tourism  Convention  The  tourism  industry  holds  a  wide-­‐variety  of  conferences  and  conventions  throughout  the  year  as  a  way  to  exchange  knowledge,  share  ideas  and  to  develop  strategies  and  best  practices  to  improve  ecotourism  the  world  over.  Your  small  group  will  present  your  natural  wonder  nomination  at  our  round  table  convention.  Convince  all  of  the  participants  that  your  natural  wonder  is  worthy  of  being  one  of  the  new  top  7  natural  wonders.  We  will  vote  after  the  presentations  to  see  which  of  the  natural  wonders  will  be  the  official  New7Wonders!